Exoplanet

Kepler-185 c

Orbiting Kepler-185

Overview

Kepler-185 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-185, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

466.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.02

Mass (Earth masses)

5.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

20.729+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1390au

Distance from Earth

466.7 pc (~1522 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5208 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.4682°, 43.8899°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-185 c

System Context

Kepler-185 c orbits Kepler-185 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.02 Earth radii, a mass of 5.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 20.73 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 466.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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